Sunday shows: Party leaders

With the Republican and Democratic national conventions on the near horizon, the two national party chairmen anchor this Sunday’s television talk shows.

Both Republican Reince Priebus of Wisconsin and Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida are on ABC’s “This Week.”

“Fox News Sunday” also discusses national politics with David Axelrod, a senior strategist for President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign, and Texas Republican Senate nominee Ted Cruz, a tea party favorite who won his runoff election in an upset Tuesday.

CNN’s “State of the Union” has former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, now a senior Obama campaign adviser; Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.); National Republican Senatorial Committee Vice Chairwoman Carly Fiorina, a former CEO of Hewlett-Packard; and Robert Johnson, founder of the Black Entertainment Television.

CBS also plans to air the taped interview with former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, which was pushed back last Sunday by an interview with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney.

NBC’s “Meet the Press” is preempted this Sunday by the network’s continuing coverage of the Olympic games in London.

C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” has Texas Sen. John Cornyn, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, interviewed by Susan Davis of USA Today and Jennifer Duffy of The Cook Political Report.

Bloomberg’s “Political Capital” has Patrick Gaspard, executive director of the Democratic National Committee.